Clerks (2000– )

The continuing adventures of clerks Dante and Randal, who try to make the best of their menial labor, with no help from Jay and Silent Bob.

Stars:

Jeff Anderson, Jason Mewes, Brian O'Halloran

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jeff Anderson	...	Randal Graves (6 episodes, 2000-2001)
Jason Mewes	...	Jay (6 episodes, 2000-2001)
Brian O'Halloran	...	Dante Hicks (6 episodes, 2000-2001)
Kevin Smith	...	Silent Bob (6 episodes, 2000-2001)
Kevin Michael Richardson	...	Narrator (6 episodes, 2000-2001)
Alec Baldwin	...	Leonardo Leonardo (5 episodes, 2000-2001)
Charles Barkley	...	Charles Barkley (5 episodes, 2000-2001)
Diana Devlin	...	Also Starring (5 episodes, 2000-2001)
Tara Strong	...	Giggling Girl (4 episodes, 2000-2001)
Dan Etheridge	...	Mr. Plug (4 episodes, 2001)
April Winchell	...	Reporter (4 episodes, 2000-2001)
Jeff Bennett		(3 episodes, 2000-2001)
Bryan Cranston	...	Helicopter Pilot (3 episodes, 2000-2001)
Walter Flanagan	...	Fanboy (3 episodes, 2001)
Elon Gold		(3 episodes, 2000-2001)
Bryan Johnson	...	Steve-Dave Pulasti (3 episodes, 2001)
Michael McShane	...	Also Starring (3 episodes, 2000-2001)
Jim Wise		(3 episodes, 2000-2001)

Storyline

Following the events of the movie 'Clerks', Dante Hicks still works at the Quick Stop, and his best friend Randall Graves still 'works' at the video store (even though he spends most of his time figuring out ways to get Dante into trouble). However, with the arrival into town of diabolical billionaire megalomaniac Leonardo Leonardo, their lives are about to get more unusual, even if their jobs remain as unsatisfying and tedious as before. Soon, Dante and Randall find themselves thrown headlong into crazy adventures involving, in no particular order, a monkey, Little League Baseball, Korean animators, Canadian exports, lesbian ex-girlfriends of Randall, Judge Reinhold, the Matrix, refridgerator door locks and numerous unwarranted 'Star Wars' references. And as always, they receive very little in the way of constructive help from slackers Jay and Silent Bob.

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Plot Keywords:

jay and silent bob | video store | 2000s | vulgarity | convenience store | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Animation

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some sexual humor

Details

Official Sites:

View Askew Productions

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 May 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Clerks: Uncensored

Company Credits

Production Co:

Miramax Television, Touchstone Television, View Askew Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min 22 min (6 episodes) 130 min (DVD) 143 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kevin Smith:  [37]  In the lost pilot episode, Randal is charging an old lady for her groceries and the total comes to 37 cents, a reference to his cult classic and basis for the series, Clerks..

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Quotes

Man: [running in from the street] Run for your lives! Someone let the gorilla out of his cage and he's attacking everyone in sight!
[Gorilla arm pulls him back out the door]
Dante Hicks: Oh, no! Caitlin!
Man: [runs back in] Except Caitlin Bree and Dan Whiffler who are having sex in a car!

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Crazy Credits

Each episode begins with a tongue-in-cheek disclaimer. The joke at the end of the disclaimer changes with each episode.

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Connections

Referenced in An Evening with Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder (2006)

User Reviews

Underrated, 'nuff said

"Clerks: The Animated Series" didn't get enough airtime considering it was one of the best cartoons on a national network. The cartoon series is a continuation of the adventures of Dante and Randall, two begrudging peddlers of the convenience store trade who make Star Wars references, talk about past relationships, and trying to move up in the world. Granted, it's not going to be like the movie but that's alright. Smith decides to replace it with a particularly offbeat brand of humor with Dante and Randall getting into adventure after adventure. All done on a grand scale. Alec Baldwin is particularly funny as the show's closeted capitalist villain as well as Charles Barkley, completely f**king up his image in good spirits, as himself. Definitely worth a look for it's off the wall comedy.